Miss Ruth
Makkonen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Makkonen of Withee, became
the ride of Into Liimatta, Fort Collins, Colo., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Maine Liimatta of Kokkola, Finland, at a candlelight service
performed at 8 p.m. on December 27 at Bethany Lutheran Church at
Owen. The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. Viljo
Puotinen.

The bride wore a
gown of white marquisette with a train and finger tip veil held in
place by a beaded crown. For her jewelry she wore a gold cross. Her
bridal bouquet consisted of yellow roses and white
chrysanthemums.

The best man was
Evert Pousi of Kingston, Minn. Reino Makkonen and Oscar Makkonen of
Albuquerque, N.M., and Owen respectively, served as ushers. Rev.
Leslie Lurvey sang the Finnish prayer hymn and "O Lord most
Holy."

The home address
of the young people will be in Fort Collins, Colo.

The bride is a
graduate of the Withee High School and Fairview Hospital School of
Nursing. The groom is a graduate of he University of Helsinki,
Gustavus Adolphus, and is attending the Colorado A. and M. College
at Fort Collins.

Those from away
attending the wedding were the Rev. and Mrs. Edward Isaac of
Minneapolis, Mr. and Mrs. Evert Pousi of Kingston, Minn., Thea
Myren of Crookston, Minn., Andrew Nielsen of Crookston, Minn., the
Rev. and Mrs. Leslie Lurvey of Ely, Minn., Lina Makkonen of
Chicago, and Reino Makkonen of Albuquerque, N. M.